This is Marmite, we rescued him from slaughter in winter 2023, at first he was very quiet, but soon started showing his cheeky side! He would bite for no reason, and would rear and lunge at the person who was handling him, either biting them or striking with his front hooves. We've done a lot of work with marmite to address his behaviour, we realised that he needed to have lots of stimulation, activity and interaction with other horses. Marmite is very smart, and when he gets bored we noticed his behaviour would change and he would start his old habits. Marmite is one of the bravest pony's at the Rescue and will happily follow you everywhere, he'll even go into the shop and reception to check everything out! Marmites favourite trick is standing on platforms, he'll even stand in the wheel barrow when we're mucking out his stable! We've taught him to pull a cart and he is brilliant at it, although if he gets a little excited he puts in little bucks! He excelles at liberty work and we've even started working on dancing with him. Although you have to watch your knees as he might nip! He's a big character in a small size, everyday is entertaining with marmite!. |